Boot and shoe fitter s stool



(No Model.)

W. O. WETHERELL.

BOOT AND SHOE FITTERS STOOL.

No. 436,092. Patented Sept. 9,1890

WITNESSES.

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UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WINFOBD O. WETHERELL, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOOT AND SHOE FITTERS STOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,092, datedSeptember 9, 1890.

Application filed March 1, 1890. Serial No. 342,261. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WINFORD G. WETHER- ELL, of Fall River, county ofBristol, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new andusefullmprovement in Boot and Shoe Fitters I Stools; and I do herebydeclare the following specification, taken in connection with theaccompan ying drawings, forming a part of the same, to be a descriptionthereof.

This invention relates to a stool for the use able form, which is shownas composed of a seat a for the salesman and supports or legs a aProjecting from the stool is a foot-board B, which preferably has itsouter end and one or both of its sides recessed or made concave, as atb, to furnish a socket orbetter support for the foot of the customer, sothat the same will not slip laterally while the boot or shoe is beingbuttoned or fitted.

The better to maintain the equilibrium of the stool, and so that itshall not tip should the customers foot be placed upon the board B whenthe seat a is unoccupied by the salesman, the front legs or supports aof the stool are extended forward well under the footboard to near itsforward end. Preferably the foot-board B is hinged to the stool, or to apiece 0 secured thereto and projecting therefrom, as by hinges c, inorder that the board may be arranged at the best angle to accommodatethe customer and salesman, and in order that the board may be dropped orlowered, so that the stool shall not take up so much room when not inuse. To support the hinged foot-board in the desired position, a catchis Fig. 2 shows,

In using the stool the salesman occupies the seat a, and the customersfoot is placed upon the board B, either at its end or upon one of itssides, as is most desirable and convenient, when the buttoning or lacingof the shoe can be easily performed by the salesman and with comforttothe customer. After the boot or shoe has been secured to the foot theboard B may be dropped or lowered and the'customers foot be placed uponthe top surface, that the fit of the boot or shoe may be examined by thecustomer with still greater comfort, if desired.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1,. A boot and shoe fitters stool consisting of a stool-seat having therear legs a and the front legs a inclined outwardly, as described, andthe foot-board B, connected at one edge with the stool-seat overhangingthe forward lyinclined stool-legs to equilibrate and prevent tipping ofthe stool, andhaving foot sockets or recesses round its outer edges forsupporting the feet of the customer, substantially as described.

2. A boot and shoe fitters stool consisting of a stool-seat at, havingfront and rear legs, the swinging foot-board B, hinged at its inner.edge to a part of the stool and having foot sockets or recesses 19 inits outer edges for supporting the feet of the customer, and a hingedbrace D for sustaining the foot-board in position for use, substantiallyas described.

3. A boot and shoe fitters stool consisting of a stool-seat a havingfront and rear legs a a the foot-board B, hinged to a part of the stooland having edge sockets or recesses b for supporting the feet of thecustomer, and a brace-arm D for sustaining the hinged footboard,substantially as described.

4. The combination of the stool A, having a seat a, a foot-board B,hinged to the stool and recessed at c, the front legs of the stool beingextended well forward under the footboard, an arm D, hinged to the boardand having a cross-bar D, and one or more stops E to receive thecross-bar, substantially as set forth.

WIN FORD G. WETHERELL.

Witnesses:

EDSON SALISBURY J ONES, HENRY J. STAPELTON.

